1997 Rexona Cup – Singles

Singles
1997 Rexona Cup
Final
ChampionCroatia Iva Majoli
Runner-upRomania Ruxandra Dragomir
Score6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw28 (4 Q / 2 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1997 Rexona Cup singles was a tennis event for women played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg, Germany. The 1997 Rexona Cup tournament was held from April 28 through May 4, 1997, and was part of Tier II of the 1997 WTA Tour.

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Petra Langrová. Iva Majoli won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Ruxandra Dragomir.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (second round)
  2. Spain Conchita Martínez (quarterfinals)
  3. Germany Anke Huber (second round)
  4. Croatia Iva Majoli (champion)
  5. Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (first round)
  6. France Mary Pierce (quarterfinals)
  7. Romania Ruxandra Dragomir (final)
  8. France Sandrine Testud (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
7 Romania Ruxandra Dragomir 3 2  
4 Croatia Iva Majoli 6 6  

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Spain A Sánchez Vicario 5 3  
  Czech Republic P Langrová 6 6     Czech Republic P Langrová 7 6  
  Italy F Lubiani 3 3     Czech Republic P Langrová 1 6 1
Q Ukraine O Lugina 6 6     France A-G Sidot 6 4 6
  Italy F Perfetti 4 1   Q Ukraine O Lugina 3 3  
  France A-G Sidot 6 6     France A-G Sidot 6 6  
5 Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy 2 1     France A-G Sidot 4 0  
7 Romania R Dragomir 6 6  
3 Germany A Huber 4 6  
Q Poland A Olsza 2 0     Austria B Schett 6 7  
  Austria B Schett 6 6     Austria B Schett 1 5  
  Argentina F Labat 6 6   7 Romania R Dragomir 6 7  
  Sweden Å Carlsson 3 2     Argentina F Labat 5 3  
  Czech Republic A Gerši 4 3   7 Romania R Dragomir 7 6  
7 Romania R Dragomir 6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 France M Pierce 6 6  
  Switzerland P Schnyder 1 1   6 France M Pierce 3 7 6
  Argentina P Suárez 6 6     Argentina P Suárez 6 6 3
  United States A Grossman 4 3   6 France M Pierce 6 4 4
  Romania C Cristea 6 3 5 4 Croatia I Majoli 2 6 6
  Spain M Serna 4 6 7   Spain M Serna 4 5  
4 Croatia I Majoli 6 7  
4 Croatia I Majoli 6 6  
8 France S Testud 3 1   Q Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 2 3  
Q Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 6   Q Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 6  
WC Germany J Kandarr 6 7   WC Germany J Kandarr 2 1  
Q Bulgaria S Krivencheva 1 6   Q Spain M Sánchez Lorenzo 7 5 6
  Germany B Rittner 6 5 6 2 Spain C Martínez 5 7 2
WC Germany S Klösel 1 7 3   Germany B Rittner 5 0  
2 Spain C Martínez 7 6